1. Programming Organization
2. Schedule for Planning
3. Secretariat Office

1. Programming Organization

a. Board of Trustees of School Corporation

b. bSenate of Sophia University

c. Expanded Long-range Planning Committee
Chair :
Chairman of the of Board of Trustees, President of Sophia University (double Chair)

Members :
Trustees and Auditors (11 persons), Senators of Jochi Gakuin (10 additional members), Senators of Sophia University (40 persons), about 6 alumni or other knowledgeable people recommended by the Chair.

Term of Office :
coincides with appointment to pertinent body

Secretariat :
Office and staff for Long-Range Planning, and secretarial staff for each committee (appointed by Chairman of the of Board of Trustees)

d. Specialized Study Subcommittees for Long-range Planning
Committees:
Committee No. 1 for academic plan
(for undergraduate education)
Committee No. 2 for academic plan
(for post-graduate education)
Committee No. 1 for physical plan
(for Administration for education & research and for service to society)
Committee No. 2 for physical plan
(for Plan for buildings and their placement)
Committee for personnel plan
Committee for financial plan
Committee for Sophia Junior College
Committee for Sophia School of Social Welfare
Committee for continuing education

Chair:
Persons who are appointed by Chairman of the of Board of Trustees and President of Sophia University

Members:
Deans, Directors (appointed by Chairman of the of Board of Trustees and President of Sophia University)
Members appointed by Chairman of the of Board of Trustees
Members appointed by President of Sophia University
Members appointed by President of Sophia Junior College
Members appointed by Director of Sophia School of Social Welfare

Term of office:
two years
coincides with appointment to pertinent body.

Secretariat:
Office and staff for Long-Range Planning, and secretarial staff for each committee (appointed by Chairman of the of Board of Trustees)

e. Deans Meetings, meetings of administrative Division heads, various other meetings and committees

f. "Sophia Advisory Council" will be formed.
To advise and help us in the formulation and execution of our plans we will form an "Advisory Council" composed of knowledgeable persons from within and outside Sophia.

g. 'A compilation committee for publication that explains our development plans' will be formed.

2. Schedule for Planning

a. January to May 2001
(1) Establish a preparatory planning office in January 2001

(2) Up to March 2001, the Board of Trustees will gather opinions, proposals, criticisms, and doubts about the Grand Layout (i.e., this interim report) from all units of Sophia and from individuals.

(3) In April, 2001, the Board of Trustees' second interim report of the Grand Layout will be published. After that the final plan will be recognized, taking into consideration the various opinions and comments gathered through May or at the latest July of this year.

b. From May, 2001, the process of consideration will begin
(1) From May, 2001, meetings of the "Expanded Long-range Planning Committee" will begin.

(2) By the end of January 2002, based on the final Grand Layout, a "New Hoffmann Plan" will be drawn up. Concerning points requiring further investigation and study that come up while finalizing the Grand layout, especially those which involve basic planning for buildings, decisions will be made by Jan 2002, although another year may be necessary for some matters. Those items which require more study will be carefully scrutinized, even if more time is needed, and we will make clear our priorities in the short-, medium, and long-time categories.

(3) The Board of Trustees will formally finalize the New Hoffmann Plan in various stages.

c. From 2002 planning begins
(1) The execution of the New Hoffmann Plan will begin in 2002 and continue in preparation for Sophia's 100th anniversary.

3. Secretariat Office

General Secretary:
Kasuya Tomosuke

Office Manager:
Kimura Masuo

Small staff, Location:
in room 922, Central Library